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Oddo, the house's owner, inside the bedroom. By the time the house was completed in 2009, the recession forced him to rent out the new space. Selsky answered Oddo's ad on Craigslist and, after one walk-through, snapped up the rental for $1,600 a month.

Oddo, the house's owner, inside the bedroom. By the time the house was completed in 2009, the recession forced him to rent out the new space. Selsky answered Oddo's ad on Craigslist and, after one walk-through, snapped up the rental for $1,600 a month.

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Oddo, the house's owner, inside the bedroom. By the time the house was completed in 2009, the recession forced him to rent out the new space. Selsky answered Oddo's ad on Craigslist and, after one walk-through, snapped up the rental for $1,600 a month.